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Just want to know I'm not alone....Any advice please??

Mummyof2

Hello All,

My 2 1/2 year old has been assessed by a team at an early intervention centre and they have said he has sensory problems and other things. It was not a formal diagnosis, I have had to book a private assesment as the waiting list is around 15 months where I am :'( I will just go over what he does to see if anyone else has experience of this stuff and is it just him being a normal toddler:

- Spits what he drinks down his front or lets it dribble down

- Spits out food then eats it again

- Chews his nails and clothing

- bites when he's excited playing and giving hugs

- Hand flaps on tip toe when he is really really happy/excited or when he's about to get very upset

- Screams and throws himself down (to the point of self injury) when we are leaving somewhere he likes to be

- Doesn't like his baby sister touching anything he deems to be his, he'll even take toys of me sometimes.

- does funny blinking and head shaking and will sometimes look at me out of the corner of his eye.

- if music comes on he likes he'll just spin round and round sometimes covering his eyes.

- He mainly will walk away to eat a snack on his own in his room or go away to play alone.

The thing is I'm not sure as to whether he IS actually AS or not. Like he'll come up to me and say 'Hi Mummy' or 'Hi Mate' when I say to him to say hi to someone. If he want's help or for me to get something he'll pull my hand and say 'come on mummy' Like if we are around at toddler group he ignores the other kids but the mums there have said that is normal for a toddler... so it's making me so confused. Anyone able to say this is typically autistic or do you think it's just him being a crazy toddler?? I have a pretty strong feeling that it's going to be AS but just want a bit of reassurance.

Thanks xxxx

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  • I find with a lot of people that they all assume autism is just a social interaction only thing, when in fact it affects a lot more than just social interaction.  I'm on the spectrum and I'm not shy, I'm just choosy about who I speak to and I have no problem going up to a stranger and saying something random (as long as I know what I'm going to say, I can't improvise).  Autism can also include sensory issues, anixety problems, repeating the same things over and over again, need for routine, etc.  It's called a spectrum for a reason.  Most people who meet me occasionally would say I seem fine, or 'normal', but family and people who see me on a daily basis know that it isn't the case, so I would go with your own instincts rather than that of people you see occasionally.

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  • I find with a lot of people that they all assume autism is just a social interaction only thing, when in fact it affects a lot more than just social interaction.  I'm on the spectrum and I'm not shy, I'm just choosy about who I speak to and I have no problem going up to a stranger and saying something random (as long as I know what I'm going to say, I can't improvise).  Autism can also include sensory issues, anixety problems, repeating the same things over and over again, need for routine, etc.  It's called a spectrum for a reason.  Most people who meet me occasionally would say I seem fine, or 'normal', but family and people who see me on a daily basis know that it isn't the case, so I would go with your own instincts rather than that of people you see occasionally.

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